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Cooling Towers LLC

Cooling Tower Carpenter

Pasadena, TX · On-site

$19.75 - $27/hr

Cooling Towers LLC will provide you with the tools and training needed to perform your job safely ... As a carpenter you will report directly to your foreman or your foreman's appointed leadman. You ...

Tower Engineering, Inc.

Working Foreman

Fort Worth, TX · On-site

$27 - $35/hr

Working Carpenter Foreman needed with experience in running field-erected cooling tower work crews of 3-5 men to accomplish construction projects with 1 week to 3 months duration. Some travel and ...

Brown & Root

Cooling Tower Carpenter

Geismar, LA · On-site

$23.25 - $31.50/hr

... assistance to Foreman, while working in the capacity of a journeyman. SUMMARY Constructs ... RESPONSIBILITES - Builds cooling tower structures utilizing the necessary tools and materials ...

Brown & Root

Cooling Tower Carpenter

Geismar, LA · On-site

$23.25 - $31.50/hr

... assistance to Foreman, while working in the capacity of a journeyman. SUMMARY Constructs ... RESPONSIBILITES - Builds cooling tower structures utilizing the necessary tools and materials ...

Brown & Root

Cooling Tower Carpenter

Geismar, LA · On-site

$23.25 - $31.50/hr

... assistance to Foreman, while working in the capacity of a journeyman. SUMMARY Constructs ... RESPONSIBILITES - Builds cooling tower structures utilizing the necessary tools and materials ...

Brown and Root

Cooling Tower Carpenter

Geismar, LA · On-site

$23.25 - $31.50/hr

... assistance to Foreman, while working in the capacity of a journeyman. SUMMARY Constructs ... RESPONSIBILITES - Builds cooling tower structures utilizing the necessary tools and materials ...

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Cooling Tower Technician 1 (CTT1)

Deer Park, TX • On-site

International Cooling Tower
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$18.50 - $24.50/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 23 days ago

Job description

Responsibilities
  • Installs mechanical equipment including: motors, fans, gear boxes and fan shafts with knowledge of proper alignment
  • Oversees and accounts for CTT2 and CTT3 tasks that are assisting them
  • Reads blue prints, sketches, or building plans for information pertaining to type of material required, dimensions of the structure or fixture; liase with Foreman to plan tasks
  • Select lumber, hardware and other materials to be used on the assigned job
  • Prepares layout, using rulers, tape measures, framing square and calipers.
  • Marks, cuts and assemblies lines on materials using pencil, chalk, and marking gage
  • Shapes materials to prescribed measurements using saws, chisels, and chainsaws
  • Assembles cut and shaped materials
  • Performs piping installation
  • Erects framework
  • Fits and installs cooling tower material as needed
  • Assists with daily and weekly Safety meetings
  • Performs additional tasks as assigned by Superintendent, Field and Area Managers and Foreman

Qualifications
  • Ability to work within precise limits and/or standards of accuracy
  • Ability to apply basic mathematics to solve problems
  • Ability to general problem solve including employee relations
  • Ability to select and use tools properly
  • Ability to compare and accurately determine differences in sizes, shapes and forms of objects
  • Ability to read tape measures
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Ability to work at a productive pace and follow instructions
  • Ability to work independently without constant supervision, and to demonstrate initiative after the completion of your tasks
  • Ability to listen well, follow instructions, and make sure that directives are completed

Education and Experience
  • High school diploma, or GED equivalent
  • 1-3 years in field cooling tower construction
  • 1 year (minimum) Cooling Tower Technician 2 in cooling tower construction
  • Must pass level 1 DISA background
  • Must pass drug & hair follicle
  • Prefer TWIC card - https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/twic

Certifications, Skills and Abilities
  • Must have a Valid Drivers License, and reliable transportation
  • Must be dependable and punctual
  • Must have steel toe boots
  • Rigging, forklift, and man lift certification (preferred)
  • Ability to lead small crews to complete job tasks
  • Basic knowledge of structural, mechanical and piping installation
  • Basic knowledge of the operation of construction tools and terminology
  • Knowledge and application of safety standards through OSHA training and experience (preferred, but will train)
  • Ability to pass Safety Council training in English
  • Ability to pass Confined Space training in English
  • Basic knowledge of construction safety guidelines (OSHA 10 preferred)
  • Work at heights of 60 feet
  • Working hours range from 40-70, no set hours. Must be flexible to work Sat or Sun, depending on project
  • PROJECT LENGTH: Projects last 3-6 weeks, so you're a traveling from one plant project to another.
  • WORKING CONDITIONS: You are working outdoors in ALL weather conditions in the refinery, chemical and power plants, in cooling towers. Sometimes you will get wet working inside cooling towers.
  • Per diem pay (must have utility bill with your name and address that matches your Driver License)

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